Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-08

WIIIle the SuTfOuIuluS cOuItIy
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
A Knights of Pythias lodge will 500
be organized here.
Prof. Morrison, genia! versatile and pun
ming as usual. has been in town this wee
full Of news and business.
Thomas Murphy has sold out his liver.
stable and will take up a ranch. We wisl
him all manner of success.
The gymnasium will soon give an exhi
biton consisting of boxing, fencing, club
swinging and a scrap between two green
les.
The snow fall of Tuesday night has fur
nished good sleighing which will be suffi
cient for some time unless old chinook
calls around.
Mr.. Caius Julius Caesar Apple Blossom
BLY,, finding that a man Of his pristine dis
tinction is not appreciated here, will re
move to Helena.
Elegant apartments for MIR. and Mrs
Ira Myers have been fitted up in the brick
building on Park Drive, formerly occupi-
ed by Spitzley & Ringwold.
In this connection the hauling of coal
to Helena and beyond, also Of ores from
the mountains to Great Falls will make
this at once one of the best freight roads in
the west.
II. @. Chowen's house is being pushed
rapidly to completion and will be ready
for occupancy by the time Mr.. and Mrs.
c. return home, which will be about Feb
ruary 1st.
The mail transfer wagon from Gets
station across the river, broke through the
the ice Wednesday but Mr.. Gets succeed
ed in extricating the wheels before they
sank very deep.
Considerable work is 10Y being per
formed on the various coal mines in Sand
c%oulee, with very promising results. The
development Of these mines shows con
slant and decided Improvement.
A band of thirteen wolves We're seen a
few days ago, about four miles above Nat
McGiffins in Sand coulee, From various
points we hear of considerable depreda-
tons on stock by wolves and coyotes.
Geo. Taylor received the sad news on
Monday, that his father was dead. The
old gentlemen has been a great invalid for
several months and death, which brings
such sorrow to his family came as a relief
to the venerable sufferer.
We understand that a Forestry bill will
be introduced in the coming session of the
Legislature, on a similar basis to the Colo
RADIO laws. The bill is intended to pro
mote the planting of trees by settlers, and
also for their better protection while grow
ing.
h preparations on the ice house of
MIR. Schamp as also that of Mr.. Herring
are now complete and the houses ready |
for the crops. On the bay a large surface |
OF Ice has been kept constantly free from
snow. so as to seeur a pure and merchant |
able crop.
h era Of cheap transportation near at |
hand will not only make Neihart a large
ore producing camp, but the Barker dis
trlct neglected for some time on account
of difficult transportation will come TO the
front as one Of the leading mining districts
OF Montana. The ores Of the Barker be-
ing heavy in lead will be necessary in
working the Neihart ores.
The Montana Central r. r. from Great
Falls to Butte will have an easier grade
than any railroad ever built in the Rocky
mountains. The maximum grade between
Great Fails and Helena does not exceed 40
feet to the mile. The thorouehness with
which this road is built, as also the easy
grades indicate that the company intend
to defy competition in the matter of NOV
ing freight.
1t now looks probable that the bridge to
built at the foot Of Central avenue bv